rapacious
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(satellite adjective) excessively greedy and grasping; "a rapacious divorcee on the prowl"; "ravening creditors"; "paying taxes to voracious governments" |
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Synonyms: ravening, voracious |
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(satellite adjective) living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey; "a predatory bird"; "the rapacious wolf"; "raptorial birds"; "ravening wolves"; "a vulturine taste for offal" |
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Synonyms: predatory, raptorial, ravening, vulturine, vulturous |
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(satellite adjective) devouring or craving food in great quantities; "edacious vultures"; "a rapacious appetite"; "ravenous as wolves"; "voracious sharks" |
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Synonyms: edacious, esurient, ravening, ravenous, voracious, wolfish |
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